ok so here are my symtons so far
White smoke (mostly at idle but when i get on it as well)
My heat cuts out when im sitting at a light or stop moving
my car is sucking down coolant.

I need to do a compression test tomorrow as well as check the oil for coolant. I will let you know the results when i finish

Just wondering what you juys think so far. Seems like all the signs are there.

 

Thats what it sounds like, sorry to hear that.

 

how does the oil look? does it look milky - does the exhaust smell sweet

not too sure about the rebuilds but didn't you guys change the head gasket

 

Yep! that sounds like it.

As the coolant heats up, and pressure rises, it will be forced into the cylinder during the intake stroke. This coolant will flash into steam during combustion and will be visible as a white cloud coming from the tailpipe.

Test kits are available from many auto part stores that will show if exhaust gasses are present in the coolant of gasoline engines, and compression testing may show lower pressure in the leaking cylinder.

Compression loss
Overheating
Contaminated coolant (oil mix).

Try reving the car and watch the coolant if it bubbles.

Too bad---Too much boost.

 

Try not to keep running the car. Ingesting coolant into the combustion chambers is not a good thing. Pushing coolant into the oil is a very bad thing. Just do a compression test and you will see if you have a blown head gasket.

 

At this point, its to late. Once the coolant enters the combustion, its all over. All you can do is flush/clean the oil/coolant a few times after the head gasket replacement.

 

Did you mention this the other day ? I got very little sleep Sunday thru Monday everything is Blurry ..


YES Steve we did a head gasket to lower the compression . But going into it we let Derek know it was a 50/50 shot and only a short term solution

 

"But going into it we let Derek know it was a 50/50 shot and only a short term solution "

This is true!
Head gasket solution is a short cut job and will not last in turbocharging.
Either you buy a low compression pistons or u r just buying time with thicker gasket.

 

got ya

the only thing i know about engine builds and turbos is watching derek these last few weeks fixing his car at erick's

 

Build a engine .


Derek has plans for one , he was buying time as Lotus said